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Extraction Summary
10
People
8
Organizations
0
Locations
4
Events
2
Relationships
4
Quotes
Document Information
Type:
Book page / draft layout (evidence in house oversight investigation)
File Size:
1.69 MB
Summary
This document is a page (page 117) from a book titled 'The Great Divide' (likely referring to a chapter title within a book about Snowden), processed as evidence by the House Oversight Committee. The text discusses the legal precedents set by the Obama administration regarding government whistleblowers/leakers, specifically citing the convictions of Manning, Kiriakou, and others as warnings that Snowden likely ignored. It contrasts the legal view of these actions as lawbreaking with the moral view held by supporters and Snowden's lawyer, Ben Wizner, who frame the actions as civil disobedience against surveillance.
People (10)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Barack Obama | Former President |
Presidency mentioned as time period for whistleblower convictions.
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| Shamai Leibowitz | Government Employee / Convict |
Convicted in 2010 for sharing classified information.
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| Chelsea Manning | Government Employee / Convict |
Convicted in 2013; sentenced to 35 years; case followed by Snowden.
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| John Kiriakou | Government Employee / Convict |
Convicted in 2013.
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| Donald Sachtleben | Government Employee / Convict |
Convicted in 2013.
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| Stephen Kim | Government Employee / Convict |
Convicted in 2014.
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| Jeffrey Sterling | CIA Officer / Convict |
Convicted in 2014; allegedly turned over document to James Risen.
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| Edward Snowden | Whistleblower / Subject |
Primary subject of the text; compared to previous whistleblowers.
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| James Risen | Journalist |
Reporter for the Times who received documents from Sterling.
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| Ben Wizner | Lawyer |
ACLU lawyer representing Snowden since October 2013.
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Organizations (8)
Timeline (4 events)
2013
Conviction of Chelsea Manning, John Kiriakou, Donald Sachtleben
USA
Relationships (2)
Sterling... allegedly turned over a document to James Risen
lawyer... who has represented Snowden since October 2013
Key Quotes (4)
"Like Snowden, they claimed to be whistle-blowers informing the public of government abuses."Source
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Quote #1
"A writer for The New Yorker termed it 'an act of civil disobedience.'"Source
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Quote #2
"secret pervasive surveillance"Source
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Quote #3
"act of conscience"Source
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Quote #4
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